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Recent Examples of tween
This is not so far from how tweens and teens actually talk in 2025!
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Charu Sinha, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2025
The film, which stars Joel Edgerton in a supporting turn, follows a socially awkward tween who is forced to endure a ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, causing his anxiety to spiral into psychological turmoil over one summer.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
The tween audience only grew as each year a new crop of young viewers discovered the show in Netflix’s library.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
With everyone on your list in mind, this curation of the best little gift ideas includes items that everyone will enjoy, from your stylish partner and jet-setting best friend to the picky teens and tweens.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
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Charu Sinha, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2025
The film, which stars Joel Edgerton in a supporting turn, follows a socially awkward tween who is forced to endure a ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, causing his anxiety to spiral into psychological turmoil over one summer.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
The tween audience only grew as each year a new crop of young viewers discovered the show in Netflix’s library.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
With everyone on your list in mind, this curation of the best little gift ideas includes items that everyone will enjoy, from your stylish partner and jet-setting best friend to the picky teens and tweens.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tween
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The teenager, who had run away from home and become involved with Chan’s group, described to police a flat where methamphetamine use was constant and violence frequent.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, back after a couple of college visits with my teenager, and contemplating this story over my coffee.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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The driveway was already full of other cars arriving and various parents and kids taking photos like crazy and squealing.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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They were married in 1968, with Miguel Bezos adopting her young son, and had two more kids, Christina and Mark.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Choose the one that works best for your adolescent.—
Dr. Theresa T. Nguyen,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Driscoll’s workbook on mental health care for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes also walks through various strategies, including communication and problem-solving skills.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The youngster is facing another year and a half of his three-year treatment.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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But before completing the deal with the Jets, Indianapolis also tried to bag other cornerbacks, including New York Giants youngster Deonte Banks, via ESPN's Richi Cimini.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Police said the group of seven juveniles and two 18-year-olds first hit Monterey Trail High School in the 8600 block of Power Inn Road, forcibly taking jewelry from at least one person before fleeing the campus.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to the complaint, the two men and one of the juveniles practiced shooting at gun ranges in September and October.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ben Lewis Doherty, playing a boy named Sam whose life is upended by Robbie, is the show’s greatest innocent, a softhearted moppet who warns deer to be careful when crossing the street.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Gabriel Byrne shows up as a nasty villain known as the Chancellor, who has kidnaped the adorable moppet Ella (Ava Joyce McCarthy) and whisked her off to a bucolic Alpine village where a society of ruthless killers are able to raise, and train, their children in peace.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Kylie’s kiddos crashed the taping of her Not Gonna Lie podcast this week, which was filmed at Disney World and featured their grandma Donna Kelce as a guest.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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It was made clear that guests’ parents could contact the hosts, and if the kiddos really needed their phones, that was OK.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
1 Nov. 2025
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Guests can enjoy food samples and demonstrations, along with family-friendly activities, like a kiddie booth with a play pharmacy and coloring books.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Shuckle Bucks are an easy way to pay and play any activities not covered under general admission such as face painting, cow train, corn cannon, kiddie zip line and more.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tween. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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